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Monday, February 07, 2005

It's Superbowl Sunday

It's Superbowl Sunday and I'm in Vegas for the fourth year in a row.

I landed tickets to a private Superbowl party at the Golden Nugget. They catered this event in their covered courtyard with a huge 10 x 10 foot screen for the big game with gourmet food lines on both sides of the room. They set up hundreds of recliners and love seat couches for a comfortable afternoon. The Nugget set up Craps and Blackjack tables in the rear so that us hard core gamblers wouldn't have to miss any action....while watching the action.

I played in the morning poker tournament at the Nugget, made it to the final table but got knocked out before the money. I played a NL Hold'Em ring game afterwards and left about $200 up.

Friday, February 04, 2005

It's Vegas Baby

I rolled into Vegas on Thursday for 4 nights as a VIP guest at the Luxor. In addition to getting some money on the Superbowl, I figured I'd play in some Vegas poker tournaments and test the waters.

I entered the Luxor morning tourney but did not fare well, as almost everyone says, their blind structure goes up way too fast and it becomes a session of bingo poker. All in every hand.

I was out in time to enter Binions afternoon NL Hold' Em tourney. Now this was a classic. Here I was playing poker underneath the Poker Hall of Fame. Doyle & Moss & Stu watching over us. Poker royalty.

I played in the Sands tourney that evening and finished 5th and ITM.No time to sleep because Binions runs another one at 1am.You can literally play poker tournaments around the clock.